UTILITIES: Provides for the regulation of certain broadband services (OR INCREASE SG RV See Note)

House Bill 305 regulates certain broadband services by modifying the administration and distribution of funds for broadband development programs. It adjusts the fees the Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity can use for program administration and alters the reimbursement schedule for grantees undertaking broadband deployment projects under the GUMBO and GUMBO 2.0 programs. The bill also establishes new grant programs, GUMBO 3.0 and GUMBO 4.0. GUMBO 3.0 allows various entities to receive funding for non-deployment activities to address economic, workforce, and other digital challenges. GUMBO 4.0 authorizes the office to develop a program for implementing the state's Digital Opportunity Plan.